Prof. Dr. David G. Robinson Department of Cell Biology ... - HBIGS
Prof. Dr. David G. Robinson Department of Cell Biology ... - HBIGS
Prof. Dr. David G. Robinson Department of Cell Biology ... - HBIGS
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<strong>Pr<strong>of</strong></strong>. <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>David</strong> G. <strong>Robinson</strong><br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Biology</strong><br />
Heidelberg Institute for Plant Sciences<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Heidelberg<br />
69120 Heidelberg, Germany<br />
Phone: +49-(0)6221 –54 6406<br />
Fax: +49-(0)6221 – 54 6404<br />
E-mail: david.robinson@urz.uni-heidelberg.de<br />
15/05/1947 North Shields, UK<br />
CURRICULUM VITAE<br />
2005 – present Adjunct <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong></strong>essor, Chinese University <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong, China<br />
2001 – 2003 Founding Director, Heidelberg Inst. Plant Sciences<br />
2000 - present Full <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong></strong>essor for Plant <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Biology</strong><br />
University <strong>of</strong> Heidelberg, Germany<br />
1998 - 1999 Dean, <strong>Biology</strong> Faculty, Univ. Göttingen<br />
1994 - 1996 Chairman, Plant Physiology Institute<br />
1986 – 1988 Chairman, Plant Physiology Institute<br />
1977 - 2000 Associate <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong></strong>essor, Plant Physiology Institute, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Göttingen<br />
1974 - 1977 Senior Research Associate, Plant Physiology Institute, University <strong>of</strong>.<br />
Göttingen, Germany<br />
1976 Habilitation in Botany, University <strong>of</strong> Göttingen<br />
1973 - 1974 Lecturer, Dept. Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford,<br />
California, U.S.A.<br />
1972 - 1973 Post Doc, Dept. Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford,<br />
California, USA<br />
1969 – 1972 Ph.D., University Leeds, UK<br />
1965 – 1969 <strong>Biology</strong> Studies, University Leeds, UK<br />
COORDINATING FUNCTIONS<br />
2006 - present Co-coordinator European Research Agency – Network<br />
Plant Genomics “Proteomics and analysis <strong>of</strong> endosomal<br />
Compartments in Arabidopsis<br />
2004 Coorganizer <strong>of</strong> the European Science Foundation Symposium<br />
“Endocytosis in walled cells”<br />
1996 - present Founder and executive committee member “European Plant<br />
Secretory Group”<br />
1994 – 2000 Co-founder and executive member SFB “Protein und Membrantransport<br />
zwischen zellulären Kompartimenten”, Göttingen
FIELDS OF INTEREST<br />
Plant <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Biology</strong>: vesicle-mediated protein transport, ER-Golgi dynamics, the prevacuolar<br />
compartment, endocytosis, vacuole biogenesis, storage protein sorting<br />
CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS<br />
DFG RO 440/11-3; DFG RO 440/13-2; DFG PI 769/1-1; EU - Pharma Planta, Ph.D.<br />
programme; DAAD: PROCOPE; DAAD: PPP Hong Kong; ERA-PG NET PRECIAR<br />
PUBLICATIONS (10 most important publications):<br />
Dhonukshe P, Aniento F, Hwang I, <strong>Robinson</strong> D G, Mravec J, Stierh<strong>of</strong> Y D, Friml J (2007)<br />
Clathrin-mediated constitutive endocytosis <strong>of</strong> PIN auxin efflux carriers in<br />
Arabidopsis. Current Biol. (in press).<br />
Van <strong>Dr</strong>oogenbroeck B, Cao J, Stadlmann J, Altmann F, Colanesi S, Hillmer S,. <strong>Robinson</strong> D<br />
G, van Lerberge E, Terryn N, van Monatgu M, Liang M, Depicker A, de Jaeger G,<br />
(2007) Aberrant localization and underglycosylation <strong>of</strong> highly accumulating single<br />
chain Fv-Fc antibodies in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds. PNAS (USA) 104: 1430-<br />
1435<br />
Oliviusson P, Heinzerling O, Hillmer S, Hinz G, Tse Y C, Jiang L, <strong>Robinson</strong> D G (2006) Plant<br />
retromer, localized to the prevacuolar compartment and microvesicles in<br />
Arabidopsis, may interact with vacuolar sorting receptors. Plant <strong>Cell</strong> 18: 1239-1252<br />
Yang Y, el Amawi R, Pepperkok R, Ritzenthaler C, <strong>Robinson</strong> D G, (2005) Visualization <strong>of</strong><br />
ER-exit sites in tobacco BY-2 cells. Plant <strong>Cell</strong> 17: 1513-1531<br />
Tse Y C, Mo B, Hillmer S, Zhao M, Lo S W, <strong>Robinson</strong> D G, Jiang L (2004) Identification <strong>of</strong><br />
multivesicular compartments as prevacuolar compartments in Nicotiana tabacum<br />
BY-2 cells. Plant <strong>Cell</strong> 16: 672-693<br />
Ritzenthaler C, Nebenfuehr A, Movafeghi A, Stussi-Garaud C, Behnia L, Pimpl P, Staehelin,<br />
A, <strong>Robinson</strong> D G (2002) Re-evaluation <strong>of</strong> the effects <strong>of</strong> Brefeldin A on plant cells<br />
using tobacco bright yellow 2 cells expressing Golgi-targeted green fluorescent<br />
protein and COPI antisera. Plant <strong>Cell</strong> 14, 237-261<br />
Phillipson B A, Pimpl P, Pinto da Silva L L, Cr<strong>of</strong>ts A J, Taylor J P,<br />
Movafeghi A, <strong>Robinson</strong> D G (2001) Secretory bulk flow <strong>of</strong> soluble proteins is<br />
efficient and COPII dependent. Plant <strong>Cell</strong> 13, 2005-2020.<br />
Hillmer S , Movafeghi A , <strong>Robinson</strong> D G, Hinz G (2001) Vacuolar storage<br />
proteins are sorted in the cis-cisternae <strong>of</strong> the pea cotyledon Golgi-apparatus. J. <strong>Cell</strong><br />
Biol. 152, 41-50<br />
Pimpl P , Movafeghi A, Coughlan S, Denecke J, Hillmer S, <strong>Robinson</strong> D G (2000) In situ<br />
localization and in vitro induction <strong>of</strong> plant COPI-coated vesicles. Plant <strong>Cell</strong> 12, 2219-<br />
2235<br />
Movafeghi A, Happel N, Pimpl P, Tai G H, <strong>Robinson</strong>, D G (1999) Arabidopsis Sec21p and<br />
Sec23p homologs. Probable coat proteins <strong>of</strong> plant COP-coated vesicles. Plant<br />
Physiol. 119, 1437-1445
EXPERIENCE IN THE SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL CANDIDATES<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> numerous thesis examination committees at the University <strong>of</strong> Göttingen (1976 –<br />
2000) and University <strong>of</strong> Heidelberg (from 2000)<br />
Supervised 20 doctorial theses.<br />
SUPERVISED DISSERTATIONS (last 5 years)<br />
Eric Hummel, <strong>Dr</strong>. rer.nat. (2006) Strukturelle Untersuchungen zur Inhibierung und Biogenese<br />
des pflanzlichen Golgi-Aparates. Universität Heidelberg<br />
Current occupation: Postdoctoral fellow, Oxford Brookes University, UK<br />
Andrea Olbrich, <strong>Dr</strong>. rer.nat. (2004) Korrelative licht- und elektronenmikroskopische<br />
Untersuchungen zu Tonoplast intrinsischen Proteinen als Merkmale verschiedener<br />
Vakuolentypen. Universität Heidelberg<br />
Current occupation: Research Scientist, Forstbotanisches Institut, Universität<br />
Göttingen<br />
Yao-Dong Yang, <strong>Dr</strong>. rer.nat (2004) From the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus: in<br />
vito and in vivo approaches is understanding COP II vesicle function in plants cells,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Heidelberg.<br />
Current occupation: Postdoctoral fellow. Donald Danforth Research Center, St. Louis,<br />
U.S.A.